Nine Realms of Demonic Cultivation (each realm has early, middle, late, and peak stages)
Body Tempering Realm: Temper the body with demonic qi, making it comparable to a body cultivator’s.
Baleful Qi Condensation Realm: Condense terrestrial baleful demonic qi to forge a demonic foundation.
Soul Gathering Realm: Gather the demonic soul and begin to wield soul attacks.
Demonic Core Realm: Turn demonic qi into liquid and form a core. Lifespan: 500 years.
Demonic Nascent Soul Realm: Shatter the core to form a nascent soul, which can leave the body.
Demonic Transformation Realm: Fuse the nascent soul with the body to create a demonic physique.
Void-Fusing Realm: Comprehend the laws of space and open up a minor world.
Demonic Unity Realm: Unite Dao and demonic cultivation, touching the source.
Demonic Tribulation Realm: Survive nine demonic tribulations to ascend to the Demonic Realm.
Exclusive to the protagonist
The Great Dao of Chaos: Fuse the essence of the five paths: Dao, demonic, Buddhist, demonic beast, and ghost.
Nine-Turn Demonic Bones: Awaken a divine ability with each breakthrough to a major realm.
Eye of Reincarnation: See through past and present lives and glimpse the long thread of fate.
The balance of the Heavenly Dao has been upset, intensifying the conflict between the orthodox and demonic paths.
Ancient seals are weakening, and extraterrestrial demons are about to invade.
Competition for resources and disputes over orthodoxy throw the Three Realms into turmoil.